Meet Maxi Lau. She’s the owner of Maxi’s Noodle, a small but mighty noodle soup shop in Flushing, Queens. Opening a wonton restaurant was initially her mother’s dream, but a serious cancer diagnosis derailed those plans. After her mother died, Maxi decided to rebuild her own life. Leaving her job in corporate management, she retraced her mother’s steps, learning to make wontons with a family friend in Canada. Three years later, Maxi’s Noodle was up and running. “Anything to do with my shop, it reminds me of mom,” she says. “The shop equals mom.”
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As a child of immigrants, this story rang so true. Thank you for sharing!
Moving, energizing, and hopeful. Thank you for posting this. Lucky are those who frequent Maxi’s Noodle!
This is a beautiful story of family, legacy, tenacity lobe and good food. Just wow- all the best Maxi!!
What a cool spot. Hope to try it one day!
Great content. Love the direction NYT is making these days, especially with this. We need more of this!
I’m in tears, your whole story and relationship with mom and dad is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing and wishing you well from afar!
Taste from home! Best wonton in New York City.
She's got a lot of that New York and Hong Kong/Cantonese spunk…and, a lot of determination. Maxi's mom would be abundantly proud.
If our Asian dads say "business is OK," it means the business is VERY GOOD. :D, thank you for sharing this wonderful story. I love the father+daughter dynamic here. <3
I don't live in NYC. But I would pay good money for one of those T-Shirts.